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Enforcement of questionable foreign judgments in Australia

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If Australia expects to grow global trade, it will need to widen the number of countries whose judgments are recognised.

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Enforcement of Questionable Foreign Judgments in Australia

An article co-authored by Murray Thornhill and Jordan Hurley featured in 2016 Fall issue of The Primerus Paradigm Magazine

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